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Too Much Speed, Too Little Skills
Too Much Speed, Too Little Skills

11 Feb 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I guess that pretty much any rider will agree with me and approve that the turns are most likely the best part of motorcycling, with the riding with wind in your hair and face already included. S...

 
Good Emergency Brake Saves Rider
Good Emergency Brake Saves Rider

10 Feb 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video should be a part of any new rider's safety training program, as it shows the critical importance of being aware when riding and knowing how emergency brakes must be done. Careless...

 
Oil on the Road Is Not a Rider's Best Friend
Oil on the Road Is Not a Rider's Best Friend

10 Feb 2014, 14:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Oil, gravel, ice, sand, and even plain water, they are all a rider's "enemies" at times. And since they are sometimes "ambushing" the unsuspecting rider, being able to ride ...

 
Two Scooters, One Wall
Two Scooters, One Wall

5 Feb 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Scooters street racing in the city spells trouble, and riding with a passenger while at it is double trouble. Want to make it triple? Leave the helmets out of the affair, and you've got an acti...

 
High-Speed Bike Pursuit Results in Police Car Crashing Hard
High-Speed Bike Pursuit Results in Police Car Crashing Hard

4 Feb 2014, 16:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not all the police pursuits end up well for the law enforcement officers. Sometimes, when the fleeing suspect turns out to be a good driver or rider, he or she will give the cops quite a run for the...

 
Costly Mistake for Mindless Rider
Costly Mistake for Mindless Rider

4 Feb 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Always expect the unexpected when riding a motorcycle," they say and indeed, pretty much all the seasoned riders would agree on this. However, the rel life out there on the streets is ...

 
Warning, Extreme Motorcycle Idiots Ahead
Warning, Extreme Motorcycle Idiots Ahead

3 Feb 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Putting things in simple and direct terms, this video shows a terribly reckless rider doing one of the stupidest things any road user could ever do. Namely, passing a car without checking the road a...

 
Motorcycle Safety Is a Relative Concept
Motorcycle Safety Is a Relative Concept

1 Feb 2014, 10:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes it matters rather little whether a guy is riding a motorcycle or driving a car. All it takes for a bad ending of the day is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The crash after t...

 
Speeding Scooter Crash, Boom, Bang
Speeding Scooter Crash, Boom, Bang

31 Jan 2014, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Scooter, speed... boom: one does not necessarily have to be a traffic expert to figure out that speeding in the city turns out bad results quite often. While even sport bikes with their light wei...

 
Triumph Faulty ECU Triggers US Recall
Triumph Faulty ECU Triggers US Recall

30 Jan 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just as we suspected, it was only a matter of days until the Canadian Triumph recall would be extended to the US market. However, we're dealing with other figures, as at least 2800 Triumph b...

 
Nuviz HUD Helmet System Detailed
Nuviz HUD Helmet System Detailed

28 Jan 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like HUD (heads up display) motorcycle helmets and systems are the way to go, and Nuviz is just the next big thing in this market. Up for public funding, the Nuviz HUD project exceeded the ...

 
Rider Pays a High Price for Running the Red and Wheeling
Rider Pays a High Price for Running the Red and Wheeling

27 Jan 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case some one plan to write a handbook on how to be an idiot while riding a motorcycle, this video should definitely be mentioned. As if riding at night was not already providing enough SMIDSY...

 
Absent-Minded Rider Rear-Ends Russian Police Car
Absent-Minded Rider Rear-Ends Russian Police Car

24 Jan 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If the title has not already made you laugh your face off, then the video surely will. I know it's not exactly polite to laugh when some one has a motorcycle accident, but this one is so stupid...

 
Inoveli Surfaces New Throttle System
Inoveli Surfaces New Throttle System

24 Jan 2014, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / French company Inoveli shows their new FV01 throttle system for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, snowmobiles and waterfraft, alike. While the thumb-actuated throttle system is not exactly new, Inoveli&...

 
MV Agusta Adds ABS to 2014 3-Cylinder Bikes
MV Agusta Adds ABS to 2014 3-Cylinder Bikes

24 Jan 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta announces upgrades for the whole range of 3-cylinder bikes, model year 2014. All these machines are now available with dual-mode ABS. The MV Agusta Brutale 675 and 800, the F3 675 and 8...

 
Winter Time Plays Nasty Tricks on Rider
Winter Time Plays Nasty Tricks on Rider

23 Jan 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's no secret that the winter is not exactly the best season for riding a motorcycle. And if cold is one thing we can get rid of rather easily, the Corazzo heated vest being just one of the ma...

 
ADAC Presents Yellow Angel Award to Bosch for the MSC Motorcycle Stability System
ADAC Presents Yellow Angel Award to Bosch for the MSC Motorcycle Stability System

23 Jan 2014, 12:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The German automobile association ADAC presents Bosch with the Yellow Angel award in the "Innovation and Environment" category, for the Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC) system introduced...

 
AFX FX-50 Dual-Shield Open-Face Helmet
AFX FX-50 Dual-Shield Open-Face Helmet

21 Jan 2014, 11:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / AFX shows their FX-50 open-face helmet, a lid which brings 2 shields for extra protection at face level. This helmet comes with a generous shield which is quite handy for long hauls, especially. ...

 
Dog Evades Cars, Takes Down Rider
Dog Evades Cars, Takes Down Rider

20 Jan 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Most of the dog – motorcycle encounters end in a bad way, at least for the rider, and the one in this video makes no exception. However, this fellow was lucky to wear gear and a motorcycle ...

 
Michelin Expanding Rain Grooves Tire Technology Expected for Motorcycles
Michelin Expanding Rain Grooves Tire Technology Expected for Motorcycles

20 Jan 2014, 16:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Michelin announces a new milestone in tire technologies: rain grooves which expand as the tire wears out, making sure they maintain the same ability to channel water out and providing grip. The n...